Posts published by “Gurufi”

One of the most common questions I get from applicants is “how much leeway do I have when it comes to word limits?” In this video, I explain why the…

You've just finished your personal statement. After hours, or even days, of fine-tuning it, you're ready to get feedback, so you send it off to everyone you know. This might seem like…

Personal statements are an unusual form of writing. They're a weird hybrid between academic essay, short story, diary entry, CV, and letter of introduction. To make matters worse, it's a…

Letters of recommendation are an immensely important part of your application. And yet, people often take a haphazard approach to selecting letter writers or do not provide their letter writers…

We are working hard right now to put together our free webinar series on how to write a powerful and compelling story-based personal statement, but while we’re putting the finishing…

A few years back, a Columbia University professor conducted a study that produced some shocking results. In criminal cases, hungry and tired judges handed down sentences far stricter than when…